Health Sciences 2801A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cluster Analysis, Hypoesthesia, Judge Dredd

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2801A/B
• Professor: Christopher Lee

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The greek philosopher heraclitus is known for the principle that the world is constantly changing. In this changing world, it is necessary to maintain a sense of order and continuity. Personal constructs evolve as experience is gained children start with simple ideas of the world and change as they gain more life experiences: each person sees the world in a somewhat different way. Kelly viewed all humans as personal scientists: a personal scientist, just like a professional, has constructs that serve as hypotheses about the world, these constructs are tested and revised with the goal of finding a greater. As kelly (cid:449)rites, it i(cid:373)plies that (cid:862)(cid:374)o o(cid:374)e (cid:374)eeds to (cid:271)e (cid:272)o(cid:373)pletely he(cid:373)(cid:373)ed i(cid:374) (cid:271)y (cid:272)ir(cid:272)u(cid:373)sta(cid:374)(cid:272)es(cid:863) Case 1 sam: office guys vs. t-shirt guys, good with numbers vs. good with cards, constructs organize our lives he wont take a taxi, or work in an office (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause he is(cid:374)"t a(cid:374) offi(cid:272)e guy.